Members of Unison from England’s biggest exam board AQA have started a 72-hour strike over pay today, increasing the chance of delays to GCSE and A-level results. By Rachel Hall, The Guardian.

The education secretary James Cleverly has condemned a series of “unacceptable” mistakes in this year's exam papers and advance information, warning that Ofqual could take “regulatory action”. By Tom Belger, Schools Week.

During a leadership debate between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, Mr Sunak said he would back the return of grammar schools, adding: "I believe in educational excellence, I believe education is the most powerful way we can transform people's lives." BBC News.

New Department of Education (DfE) data has revealed that the number of final-year trainees not completing their courses soared in 2020-21 to almost 3000 as a result of the introduction of extensions for trainees whose courses were disrupted during the pandemic. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

According to statistics released yesterday by the DfE, white teenagers are proportionately the least likely ethnic group to go to Britain’s top universities for the first time on record. By Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.

The Telegraph reports that investigations into suspected cheating at the University of Oxford almost doubled during the pandemic, from 35 in 2018-19 to 68 in 2019-20 and 77 in 2020-21. By Louisa Clarence-Smith.

According to new government data pupil suspensions across state schools in England rose by 13 per cent during the second year of the pandemic, while permanent exclusions continued to fall. By Amy Walker, Schools Week.

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